Perl is a very popular programming language, that is used to build various web apps and CGI scripts. The majority of programmers consider it to be among the most efficient languages available as it supports the usage of modules - small bits of code with pre-defined subroutines which are used to execute a specific task. The modules can save you a lot of time and they will contribute to the rapid loading speed of your websites as you can integrate only one line of code to call a certain module rather than using all the program code for the process in your script. Perl is a universal programming language primarily used for scripts, but it's been employed to generate many popular pieces of web software as well, such as cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also employed on high-traffic sites such as IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.

Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting

If you get a shared hosting through our company, you are able to execute Perl/CGI scripts without a problem because we have a lot of modules installed on the cloud hosting platform where all of the shared accounts are created. With every single package, you'll have access to over 3000 modules that you are able to employ in your scripts and you can find a full list within your Hepsia hosting Control Panel along with the path that you need to use to get access to them. When you use any kind of script that you have downloaded from a third-party website, you can rest assured that it will function properly regardless of what modules it needs for that. Every .pl script can be executed manually or you can set up a cron job to do this automatically at a given time interval. In case your website hosting plan doesn't come with cron jobs, you're able to include this option with a few clicks within the Upgrades section of your Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you want to include CGI scripts on your websites or another Perl-based app for that matter, you won't experience any sort of problems in the event that you use a semi-dedicated server account from our company. Thousands of Perl modules are installed on our servers and you're able to call them by adding the path which you will find in your Control Panel into the script that you've selected. When you download some app from a third-party website, for instance, you can be sure that you will be able to work with it regardless of the modules it needs to function. Provided that your .pl files have the right UNIX permissions to be executable, you can select whether a specific script will be executed manually by a guest doing something on your website, or automatically by creating a cron job in your account. When you use the latter option, your script can be run every day, hour or minute according to your preference.